Take a minute and look down at the shoes you are wearing. Would you say they’re made of leather? Suade? Fabric? If you have on a pair of shoes made by Adidas, chances are that at least half of that material used to comfort your feet is made of plastic. …
German Car Brand Loyalty in the US: Winners & Losers
Do you like to change brands when it comes time to get that new car or are you a loyal customer always coming back to what feels familiar? Auto manufacturers put a great deal of effort into earning customer loyalty, but a recent CarMax study revealed that American’s don’t share …
Sources: CarMax
Photo by Arthur Aldyrkhanov on Unsplash
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It may not be the latest iPhone or Galaxy device, but the new Gigaset GS185 smartphone has one small selling point that its competitors can’t claim: it is “Made in Germany”. A quick glance at the device may have you believe you’re looking at an iPhone as the Gigaset GS185 …
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Have you experienced the pain of picking up your shattered phone off the ground after a seemingly harmless drop? It’s a reality even the least clumsy smartphone users eventually face, and so far the only real way to prevent a repeat incident has been with bulky cases. But a new …
Sources: Preview Online
Photos: Frenzel + Mayer Solutions
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Despite plenty of chatter about US President Donald Trump looking at ways to keep German vehicles out of the U.S., German automaker Volkswagen (VW) isn’t showing any sign of fear as it was revealed on Tuesday that the company would be entering into an alliance with American automaker Ford to …
Sources: Volkswagen
Photo: Volkswagen AG
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As Uber tried to bring its successful ride-hailing service to Europe over the last several years, the American company has faced battle after battle with local governments pushing back. Germany has been towards the top of the company’s enemy list — only Berlin and Munich remain service areas — but …
Sources: Reuters
Photo: Uber JUMP
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It seems as though the days of owning anything will soon be a thing of the past as more of our daily lives are becoming subscription services, and while the auto industry has had its toes in the water for some time with leasable cars, German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz is …
Sources: Mercedes-Benz Collection
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Berlin’s HelloFresh Proves Its U.S. Meal Kit Dominance Is As Fresh As Ever
With busy lifestyles and the desire to eat healthy becoming the norm, there has been a fast rise in startups looking to solve that problem with healthy and easy to assemble meal kits delivered to the door. When Germany’s HelloFresh entered into the lucrative US market in 2012, it was …
Sources: HelloFresh
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Germany’ Volkswagen is trying a new approach to reducing accidents caused by distracted drivers looking at their phones, introducing special phone cases made out of the exteriors of cars that crashed doing just that. The “Crashed Cases” program is part of a new campaign in Sweden after it was found …
Sources: Crashed Cases, Adweek
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Germany’s Lidl has been lighting up social media this week and the reason has little to do with the discounted grocery prices they are most famously known for. Instead, it is the chains decision to add smokable cannabis to the shelves of select stores just outside of the German border …
Sources: Lidl
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